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OCTOBER 8
INWORKING OF THE WORD
“For this cause also we
thank God without ceasing,
because, when ye received
the Word of God which ye
heard of us, ye received it
not as the word of men, but
as it is in truth, the Word
of God, which effectually
worketh also in you that
believe.” (1 Thess. 2:13)
Thank God for those who
receive the message
quickened by the Spirit, not
as a doctrine of man, but as
the Word of God, so that it
might work in them. If it is
only a doctrine that some
man teaches, it will not
work in you of His life. But
if, while you are hearing
the message, the Spirit of
God dwelling within
witnesses to your heart that
this is indeed the truth,
and you receive it, it will
work in you of His will and
purpose. How we all need the
SPIRIT OF TRUTH TO DWELL IN
US, that we might recognize
and know the truth when we
hear it.
“For the Word of God is
quick, and powerful.” (Heb.
4:12). The Word of God is
INWORKING, it energizes,
releasing a force which
transforms us. The Word of
God will cleanse you.
“Cleansed with the washing
of water by the Word.” (Eph.
5:26). The Word of God will
free you. “For ye shall know
the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.” (John
8:32). On an on could go the
listing of the INWORKING
WORD.
For those who will not
receive His Word, “ because
they received not the love
of truth, that they might be
saved, for this cause God
shall send them a strong (an
inworking) delusion, they
should believe a lie.”
(2Thess. 2:10-11). Error is
imply a truth perverted, or
a half-truth. It has enough
truth in it to attract those
who do not want God’s pure
truth, but it is also so
perverted that it leads them
astray so that they miss the
mark. They wander in the
quagmire of confusion until
they weary themselves to
frustration. Yet all this
God worketh, and in due time
“they also that erred in
spirit shall come to
understanding, and they that
murmured shall learn
doctrine.” (Isa. 29:24).
His blessed Word, so
powerful in those whom its
truth receive,
Inworking, yes, to set men
free, upgirding those who
believe.
Ray Prinzing |
